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Accommodation offset (living accommodation)

The daily amount of living accommodation an employer may count towards National Minimum Wage pay.

£11.10per day

Corroborated (secondary) Statutory Instrument jurisdiction UK in force since 2026-04-01

si·GBP/day·UK·corroborated-secondary-B·last verified 2026-07-16T08:44:40Z·sha256:3b589b09cdd…

Current sources

Source A · Legislationhttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/357/regulation/2/made (NMW Regs 2015 reg.16(1))

retrieved 2026-07-08T14:44:33Z
sha256:a148eac49104…

Source B · Official guidancegov.uk/national-minimum-wage-accommodation (not surfaced in fetch of gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates); secondary corroboration: personneltoday.com, bishopfleming.co.uk

retrieved 2026-07-16T08:44:40Z
sha256:e8840b662f19…

History

Value	From	To	Status	Sources
£11.10	2026-04-01	—	Corroborated (secondary)	Legislation: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/357/regulation/2/made (NMW Regs 2015 reg.16(1)) retrieved 2026-07-08T14:44:33Z (sha256:a148eac49104…) Official guidance: gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-accommodation (not surfaced in fetch of gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates); secondary corroboration: personneltoday.com, bishopfleming.co.uk retrieved 2026-07-16T08:44:40Z (sha256:e8840b662f19…)
£10.66	2025-04-01	2026-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2025/401; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:22616cc40a8b…)
£9.99	2024-04-01	2025-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2024/432; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:2567f283df56…)
£9.10	2023-04-01	2024-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2023/354; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:14eb623154da…)
£8.70	2022-04-01	2023-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2022/382; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:463ff4e71f8d…)
£8.36	2021-04-01	2022-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2021/329; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:bb5ed8407b3a…)
£8.20	2020-04-01	2021-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2020/338; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:81302b9397c4…)
£7.55	2019-04-01	2020-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2019/603; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:ca58eeb1c70c…)
£7.00	2018-04-01	2019-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2018/455; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:d6b29189c549…)
£6.40	2017-04-01	2018-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2017/465; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:d24bc1e78d19…)
£6.00	2016-10-01	2017-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2016/953 — single_source_A; provenance: as-made CLML read (A); gov.uk historical tables do not extend this far back — A-only retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:d42171e58b1c…)
£5.35	2016-04-01	2016-09-30	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2016/953 — carried-over 2015 rate; confirmed only via SI 2016/953 explanatory text — single_source_A; provenance: as-made CLML read (A); gov.uk historical tables do not extend this far back — A-only retrieved 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z (sha256:d42171e58b1c…)

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